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38 <br /> Orange County Transit Plan Effective Date: April 28, 2017 <br /> 2.1 Bus Service Expansion Figure 2.1-1. Hours Implemented v. Hours Available <br /> Since 2013, the Tax District Revenue has been used to enhance <br /> the region's bus service. Existing service has been <br /> supplemented with additional trips, which provide more o 2,250 2,387 <br /> frequent bus service on heavily traveled routes and reduce the <br /> time passengers need to wait for buses. Some routes now have <br /> v <br /> longer service spans, which allow riders to use transit earlier in Eb <br /> the morning or later in the evening to get home or to work. 492 <br /> There are also new bus routes that enhance transit access 0 <br /> throughout the county and region. <br /> The original Plan included additional service in Chapel Hill, a 6,745 6,392 <br /> Hillsborough, and rural Orange County, new express service U <br /> connecting Mebane, Efland, and Hillsborough to central <br /> Durham, and expanded regional services connecting with s,000 io,000 is,000 Zo,000 <br /> Durham County and Wake County (for which funding Annual Revenue Hours <br /> responsibility is shared between the participating counties). Increased cost off Hours <br /> Existing Services Available <br /> The original Plan included funding to provide about 34,650 new <br /> annual bus service hours during the first five years, with an NOTE: Chapel Hill hours are lower than what was in <br /> additional 6,300 annual bus service hours beginning in 2035. original plan due to an increase in the cost per hour <br /> To date, the transit agencies have implemented about 15,400 In connection with the service enhancements, the original Plan <br /> additional annual hours of bus service, and used funds made allocated funds to purchase new and replacement vehicles, <br /> available to cover the increased cost of providing transit service including 15 new buses between 2013 and 2016, and 15 buses <br /> to support 9,000 annual hours of existing bus service. Thus, a to replace these purchases during 2025-2028. To date, the <br /> total of about 24,400 annual hours of service are currently transit agencies have purchased or ordered seven new buses <br /> supported by Tax District Revenue. using Tax District Revenue. <br /> After approval of the original Plan in 2012, the transit agencies <br /> continued efforts to refine plans for future transit service. The <br /> Final Page 12 of 65 <br />